High School Players Enter NBA Sparks Debate
The NBA draft shows three top picks from high school near graduation while two college seniors are in the top 20. Critics, led by coaches and administrators, argue the trend harms college basketball and players. experts suggest a baseball style minor league like system to mentor teens rather than a ban. Walter Rubel notes the need for support amid wealth and pressure.
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Michigan
Chris Webber
NBA
Webber
Kwame Brown
Tyson Chandler
NCAA
Major League Baseball
Walter Rubel
Main Street landscaping praised. thanks for volunteers and boards
Reader thanks volunteers, Tree Board, Andy Haney, Doug Loyd, and city groups for completing the corner planting at Fourth and Main near the Veteran's Memorial. Urges public input while noting Main Street aims to enhance downtown streetscape. Ottawa.
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Fourth and Main
Andy Haney
Sight Triangle
City Commission
Franklin County Veteran's Memorial Committee
Doug Loyd
Farmer Melander pursues earth friendly farming on PBS profile
In November Bill Moyers and crew filmed Charlie Melander on his Assaria farm, showcasing low chemical use and soil conservation methods. Melander argues true farming must reward reduced fuel, herbicide, and fertilizer use, noting costs fall and yields stay similar. The piece, reflecting on how media affects truth, ends with the crew returning the gear and a plugged back refrigerator. Journalist George B. Pyle signs off.
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Charlie Melander
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Melander
PBS
Kansas
Moyers
Journal
George B. Pyle
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Waffle House Case Sparks Racial Satire Columns
Columnist argues the Waffle House discrimination suit by the Waffle 5 raises broader race issues and jokes about waffles and civil rights. He contrasts historical cases with modern food service bias and notes entertainment careers behind the byline.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court
Monroe
N.C
Waffleless
Waffle House, Inc
Waffle 5
Waffle House
Charlotte
Tennessee
America
CBS
al Sharpton
Burger King
Sharpton
Sean Carter
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